LATEST ISSUE
AUTUMN 2015
We are pleased to announce that for the first time ever, EVA will be hosting an After Party at the Dubai Air Show, at the Pulse Dubai on the evening of Wednesday 11th November. This is thanks to major sponsorship from Rani Awad, CEO of Atlantic FuelEx, who features on our cover this issue, and Satcom Direct, with support from Tom Tanury, Chairman of Tanury Industries.
This is our biggest ever issue, with far too many CEO profiles for me to mention them one by one. Our high net worth individual profile this time round is Herbert Kohler, Executive Chairman of Kohler Co, one of the oldest and largest privately-held companies in America. Kohler is an absolutely inspirational entrepreneur and I’d urge everyone to take the time to read Margie Goldsmith’s scintillating article.
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Featured in this issue
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Gathering Tsunami
The last time Rani Awad, CEO of Atlantic FuelEx, featured on the front cover of EVA was back in November 2012. Since that time, his global fuel company has gone from strength to strength, building out...
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Good times are back!
The upturn in the US economy may still be no better than modest, but it is more than enough, it seems, for owners and operators to get busy upgrading and renovating their fleet interiors. AMAC has cer...
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An Entrepreneurial Powerhouse
Kohler Co. is one of the oldest and largest privately held companies in America with a wide portfolio of products, ranging from kitchens and bathrooms to engines and generators, premier furniture, ...
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Keeping them flying
Duncan Aviation is a full-service MRO providing every aircraft service operators need to have. These services include major and minor airframe inspections, engine maintenance, major retrofits for cabi...
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Waving a wand
Q: How long have you been working for TAG Farnborough Airport and what does your role entail? A: I joined TAG Farnborough Airport in 2007. As Head of Customer Services and Terminal Operations, I am...
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California Dreaming
Having won award after award on the east coast with its FBO at Teterboro Airport, and with clients constantly travelling to the San Francisco Bay area, in 2014 Meridian decided to take the plunge and ...
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Engineering the future
Steve Jourdenais, President of Advent Aerospace, talks to EVA about the 20th anniversary of Jormac Aerospace and the future of its parent company, Advent Aerospace. A wholly-owned subsidiary of Adv...
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All that glitters…
Tanury Industries specialises in high-end metal finishings. If you happen to be lucky enough to travel in a BBJ with gold-plated taps and a golden basin, it is highly likely that you are admiring jus...
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Engineering the parts game
Wanted to carry much by way of a comprehensive parts inventory. That created the opening for Butch Giessman, who began with an inventory of spare parts purchased from another operator, and then moved ...
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Thinking Big
The nearly two billion dollar turnover Kaman Corporation is an engineering powerhouse with interests and expertise across a broad spectrum of applications, from power transmissions and bearings, to a...
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Flying to the rescue
Time and again, when looking at the history of successful business aviation companies, one’s attention is drawn to the managerial flair and skill of the founding director or directors. FAI rent-...
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Outselling the best
Selling pre-owned aircraft consistently for good prices is an art backed by science. The art comes in the age-old craft of showing the buyer his or her dream in a tangible, purchasable form, and doing...
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Take your bags, Madam?
Ground handling specialist Cat Air Service, based at Zurich Airport, is a joint venture between Air Service Basel and Cat Aviation. The partnership was developed to provide a niche, tailor-made servic...
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Happy Anniversary
Aircraft charter specialist Air Charter Service celebrate their 25th anniversary this year. ACS Chairman Chris Leach and his wife Tina founded the company in the basement of their family home in Sou...
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Funding the big iron
In October 2014 Global Jet Capital launched at NBAA, with the express aim of helping prospective jet owners finance new and pre-owned large-cabin, long-range jets. Occupying a space formerly inhabite...
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The Power of Marketing
Castle & Cooke Aviation is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the privately held company, Castle & Cooke, Inc, a development, real estate and operating company with a diverse portfolio of assets an...
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Dreaming the dream
Thirty five or so years ago a young designer with a passion for sailing took up a position with John Bannenberg, a pivotal figure who became known as the “Godfather of Superyachts”. Bannenberg pra...
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When the big get bigger
While growth in the rest of the world stutters along, the US economy has recovered to the point where the US Federal Reserve is now contemplating introducing rate increases again. There are still prob...
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Selling jets and building relationships
Q: How did you get started in business aviation? A: My father has been in the aviation business his entire life. He was a Beechcraft distributor in South Africa. I’ve been flying ever sinc...
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Practice makes Perfect
We’ve seen whacky paint jobs on BBJs and austere ones, but Jet Aviation Basel’s design and successful implementation of waves in 19 shades of grey, running nose-to-tail down a 737-700 completions ...
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Take your seats
How would you like to emerge from a 12-hour overnight business jet flight to the other side of the world with everyone on board totally refreshed? One key, according to Christopher Mbanefo of Yasava, ...
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African Adventure
For its seventh year running, the Trip support group AFRICAN OPEN SKY (AOS) has seen strong growth and increased demand, with traffic growing by 45% versus an overall average of around 30 percent for ...
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